News Now Update: Hilton Held Without Bond

Gary Michael Hilton is being held without bond in the Leon County Jail for the December killing of Cheryl Dunlap.

A judge read Hilton his charges; They include First-degree murder, kidnapping, grand theft, and vehicle theft. When asked, Hilton indicated that he understood the charges against him. The judge also said that a lawyer would be appointed for Hilton.

Hilton was booked into the Leon County Jail yesterday afternoon after a SWAT team escorted him from a maximum security prison in Georgia. Hilton was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson.

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